Makenna Newkirk is an assistant D-1 women's hockey coach at Penn State University. Her additional coaching experience includes time with the North American Hockey Academy at the U16 and U19 levels, a season coaching at the Milton Academy in 2019-20, and a season coaching at Brown University in 2021-22.
| Makenna Newkirk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 11, 1995 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | ||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| PWHPA team | New England | ||
| Played for | Boston College Eagles | ||
| Playing career | 2019–2021 | ||
Career
editAs a youth player, she played for a travel team in Pittsburgh while living in Arizona, before eventually moving to Connecticut to attend Pomfret School.[1]
Across 154 NCAA games, Newkirk put up 189 points, fifth highest in program history.[2][3] She served as Boston College captain from 2017 to 2019.[4][5] In her final year, she was named Hockey East Best Defensive Forward and a Hockey East Honorable Mention All-Star.[6][7]
She was drafted 7th overall by the Connecticut Whale in the 2018 NWHL Draft.[8] After graduating, she joined the PWHPA.[9][10] She captained a team in the Dream Gap Tour exhibition in Tempe, Arizona.[11]
References
edit- ^ Annie, Baseball (March 20, 2017). "Auston Matthews vs. Makenna Newkirk: The case against USA Hockey". Pension Plan Puppets.
- ^ "Makenna Newkirk – Women's Hockey". Boston College Athletics.
- ^ "Makenna Newkirk". teamusa.usahockey.com.
- ^ "Makenna Newkirk Strikes a Balance of Humble, Intense – The Heights". October 17, 2018.
- ^ Scifo, Dan (January 31, 2018). "Kaz Watch: BC's Makenna Newkirk Thriving in Leadership Role". Patty Kazmaier Award.
- ^ Fundaro, Gabriella (October 25, 2018). "Game Day Skate: Getting to Know Makenna Newkirk and Boston College".
- ^ Murphy, Mike (September 28, 2018). "2018–19 NCAA Preview: Seniors to Watch". The Ice Garden.
- ^ "Scottsdale native Newkirk chosen seventh overall in first round of NWHL Draft". 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Profile". PWHPA.
- ^ News, Jenna Ortiz/Cronkite (March 19, 2020). "'You can't become what you can't see': Women's hockey comes to Tempe".
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Coyotes Announce PWHPA Dream Gap Tour Coming To Tempe March 6–8". NHL.com. 30 January 2020.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com